McIver departs El Encanto, heads for Tuscon
By Henry Dubroff / Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 / South Coast, Tourism, Women Inc. / Comments Off on McIver departs El Encanto, heads for Tuscon
Laura McIver made her mark in the South Coast hotel industry when she took over and turned around downtown Santa Barbara’s Canary Hotel, setting the stage for the property’s sale to boutique chain Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. In 2012, McIver was named general manager for Santa Barbara’s iconic El Encanto Hotel. She took the helm Read More →
Read More →Frontier Airlines to drop Santa Barbara service
By Marissa Wenzke / Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 / South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Frontier Airlines to drop Santa Barbara service
Frontier Airlines will suspend all flights from the Santa Barbara Airport starting in January, the company has confirmed to the Business Times. The budget airline will continue to offer about four flights a week to Denver, its home airport, until Jan. 6, 2015, when these flights will be halted completely until late May 2015. Read More →
Read More →Henley named vice chair at Oracle
By Staff Report / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Henley named vice chair at Oracle
Santa Barbara resident Jeff Henley will become vice chairman of the board of software giant Oracle Corp. as longtime CEO Larry Ellison steps down and become chairman. Oracle announced Thursday that billionaire founder Ellison will be replaced by Mark Hurd and Safra Catz who will both have the CEO title. Ellison will formally be Read More →
Read More →KeVita caps expansion with 50,000-square-foot Oxnard bottling plant
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on KeVita caps expansion with 50,000-square-foot Oxnard bottling plant
Oxnard-based probiotic drink manufacturer KeVita is expected to close on a new 50,000-square-foot bottling facility near its current home base at 2220 Celsius Ave.
Read More →Google, Microsoft vie for UCSB top minds with quantum initiatives
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Google, Microsoft vie for UCSB top minds with quantum initiatives
Google has selected a UC Santa Barbara lab for a new quantum-computing initiative just a short distance from where Microsoft has an established outpost, setting up a battle among tech giants on the South Coast. On Sept. 2, Google’s Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab said that it was launching a new hardware push to design and Read More →
Read More →Beer business froths over: Breweries plan major expansions in the region
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / Central Coast, South Coast, Special Sections, Top Stories, Tourism, West Ventura County, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Beer business froths over: Breweries plan major expansions in the region
With new taprooms and expansion plans galore for the region’s craft-brew business, it’s heady days for the Tri-Counties’ beer industry.
Read More →The Mill hopes to bring Funk Zone style to Santa Barbara’s Haley Street corridor
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / Real Estate, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on The Mill hopes to bring Funk Zone style to Santa Barbara’s Haley Street corridor
A much-wondered-about project at the corner of Laguna and Haley streets in Santa Barbara is poised to become the next big attraction to a corridor that area real estate insiders say is shaping up as the latest extension of the city’s Funk Zone.
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